Robotics
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Robotics in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Robotics over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 636 600 822
Rank change year-on-year -36 +222 -160
Permanent jobs citing Robotics 284 396 453
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.27% 0.41% 0.27%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.80% 0.95% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 171 236 142
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,875 £36,953
25th Percentile £40,000 £48,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £64,590 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.85% +7.65% +20.49%
75th Percentile £67,500 £89,852 £75,938
90th Percentile £81,250 £92,040 £97,290
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £58,500 £50,845
% change year-on-year -11.11% +15.06% +12.99%

All Generic Skills
UK

Robotics is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,507 41,619 80,468
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.38% 42.84% 48.30%
Number of salaries quoted 23,113 22,631 34,154
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,084 £46,350 £45,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Robotics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Robotics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Robotics in the UK

Robotics
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Robotics.

Salary trend for Robotics in the UK

Robotics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Robotics over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Robotics in the UK

Robotics
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Robotics within the UK over the 6 months to 29 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -12 276 £55,000 -20.08% 264
UK excluding London +11 235 £52,000 -11.11% 221
East of England +47 57 £60,000 - 43
South East -14 56 £41,978 -16.05% 74
South West +6 55 £50,000 -9.09% 43
Work from Home -92 51 £55,000 -20.80% 124
London -33 47 £85,000 +5.86% 32
North of England -7 32 £45,000 -33.25% 42
Midlands +4 28 £49,000 +22.50% 29
East Midlands -12 16 £58,701 +46.75% 10
North West -2 13 £45,000 -35.20% 17
West Midlands +6 12 £47,500 +15.15% 19
Yorkshire +33 11 £82,500 +28.85% 21
North East - 8 £50,000 - 5
Wales +4 4 £35,000 -12.50%
Scotland -69 2 £70,576 +28.32% 7
Northern Ireland +18 1 £56,000 +49.33%

Robotics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (1.76%) Appian
2 4 (1.41%) Apache
3 3 (1.06%) Confluence
4 1 (0.35%) Kinematics
4 1 (0.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (4.93%) Simulink
2 8 (2.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (2.46%) AutoCAD
4 4 (1.41%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.41%) Stateflow
5 3 (1.06%) Autodesk Inventor
6 2 (0.70%) MadCap Flare
7 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
7 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.06%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.35%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 27 (9.51%) AWS
2 15 (5.28%) Azure
3 14 (4.93%) Power Platform
4 9 (3.17%) GCP
5 8 (2.82%) Power Automate
6 5 (1.76%) GitHub
7 4 (1.41%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (1.41%) SaaS
8 3 (1.06%) Amazon EC2
8 3 (1.06%) AWS CloudFormation
8 3 (1.06%) Pulumi
8 3 (1.06%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 3 (1.06%) Slack
8 3 (1.06%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 2 (0.70%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (0.70%) Oracle CX
10 1 (0.35%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.87%) 5G
2 8 (2.82%) SD-WAN
2 8 (2.82%) WAN
3 7 (2.46%) Ethernet
3 7 (2.46%) RS-232
4 6 (2.11%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.41%) MQTT
5 4 (1.41%) RS-485
5 4 (1.41%) Wireless
5 4 (1.41%) Wireshark
6 3 (1.06%) Firewall
6 3 (1.06%) HTTPS
6 3 (1.06%) LTE
6 3 (1.06%) SSL
7 2 (0.70%) DNS
8 1 (0.35%) 5G NR
8 1 (0.35%) 802.11
8 1 (0.35%) Bluetooth
8 1 (0.35%) Profibus
8 1 (0.35%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.82%) Big Data
2 7 (2.46%) Power BI
3 4 (1.41%) SQL Server
4 3 (1.06%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (1.06%) Redis
5 2 (0.70%) Amazon QuickSight
5 2 (0.70%) Data Mining
5 2 (0.70%) MySQL
5 2 (0.70%) RDBMS
5 2 (0.70%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.70%) Tableau
6 1 (0.35%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 26 (9.15%) Git
2 16 (5.63%) Visual Studio
3 11 (3.87%) Subversion
4 10 (3.52%) JIRA
4 10 (3.52%) LabVIEW
5 9 (3.17%) Rational DOORS
6 6 (2.11%) Jenkins
7 4 (1.41%) Rational Rhapsody
8 3 (1.06%) Bitbucket
8 3 (1.06%) GitLab
General
1 81 (28.52%) Social Skills
2 71 (25.00%) Electronics
3 41 (14.44%) Manufacturing
4 35 (12.32%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (9.51%) Aerospace
5 27 (9.51%) Marketing
6 25 (8.80%) Presentation Skills
7 23 (8.10%) Finance
8 22 (7.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 20 (7.04%) Automotive
9 20 (7.04%) Telecoms
10 17 (5.99%) Legal
11 14 (4.93%) Aviation
12 13 (4.58%) Banking
13 12 (4.23%) Influencing Skills
13 12 (4.23%) Law
13 12 (4.23%) Organisational Skills
14 11 (3.87%) Retail
15 9 (3.17%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (2.11%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 60 (21.13%) Software Engineer
2 37 (13.03%) Senior
3 31 (10.92%) Lead
4 30 (10.56%) Systems Engineer
5 24 (8.45%) Project Manager
6 23 (8.10%) Architect
7 21 (7.39%) Developer
8 19 (6.69%) Technical Leader
9 15 (5.28%) Applications Engineer
9 15 (5.28%) Engineering Manager
10 14 (4.93%) Deployment Manager
10 14 (4.93%) Programmer
11 12 (4.23%) Automation Engineer
11 12 (4.23%) Deployment Project Manager
11 12 (4.23%) Solutions Architect
12 11 (3.87%) Graduate
13 10 (3.52%) Analyst
13 10 (3.52%) Consultant
13 10 (3.52%) SailPoint Architect
13 10 (3.52%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (7.39%) .NET
2 18 (6.34%) .NET Framework
3 15 (5.28%) Qt
4 12 (4.23%) React
5 10 (3.52%) CSS
5 10 (3.52%) HTML
5 10 (3.52%) SailPoint
6 5 (1.76%) AngularJS
6 5 (1.76%) Kafka
6 5 (1.76%) Middleware
6 5 (1.76%) Node.js
6 5 (1.76%) PyQt
6 5 (1.76%) scikit-learn
6 5 (1.76%) Spring Boot
6 5 (1.76%) Web Services
7 4 (1.41%) PyTorch
7 4 (1.41%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (1.41%) TensorFlow
7 4 (1.41%) WebSockets
7 4 (1.41%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 26 (9.15%) IoT
2 17 (5.99%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (5.63%) Onboarding
4 14 (4.93%) Embedded Systems
5 13 (4.58%) Algorithms
5 13 (4.58%) Distributed Systems
6 12 (4.23%) Management Information System
7 10 (3.52%) Analogue Electronics
8 9 (3.17%) Blockchain
8 9 (3.17%) Product Ownership
9 7 (2.46%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.76%) Augmented Reality
10 5 (1.76%) Driving Licence
11 4 (1.41%) Device Driver
11 4 (1.41%) Greenfield Project
11 4 (1.41%) Marketing Technology
11 4 (1.41%) PMI
11 4 (1.41%) Smartphone
12 3 (1.06%) ASIC
12 3 (1.06%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 35 (12.32%) Linux
2 22 (7.75%) Windows
3 11 (3.87%) Ubuntu
3 11 (3.87%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.06%) Amazon Linux
4 3 (1.06%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.06%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (0.70%) Android
5 2 (0.70%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.35%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.35%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (30.99%) Software Engineering
2 73 (25.70%) Problem-Solving
3 71 (25.00%) Agile
4 67 (23.59%) Artificial Intelligence
5 53 (18.66%) Project Management
6 39 (13.73%) Analytics
7 35 (12.32%) Customer Requirements
8 30 (10.56%) Continuous Improvement
8 30 (10.56%) Machine Learning
9 29 (10.21%) Validation
10 27 (9.51%) Computer Science
11 25 (8.80%) Mentoring
12 24 (8.45%) Technical Leadership
13 23 (8.10%) DevOps
13 23 (8.10%) Product Management
14 22 (7.75%) Customer Experience
14 22 (7.75%) Systems Engineering
15 21 (7.39%) Time Management
16 17 (5.99%) Software Architecture
16 17 (5.99%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 57 (20.07%) C++
2 56 (19.72%) Python
3 50 (17.61%) C
4 24 (8.45%) SQL
5 22 (7.75%) JavaScript
6 20 (7.04%) Java
7 19 (6.69%) MATLAB
8 10 (3.52%) C#
9 8 (2.82%) Bash
10 7 (2.46%) Embedded C
11 5 (1.76%) Go
12 4 (1.41%) Objective-C
12 4 (1.41%) PHP
13 3 (1.06%) Rust
14 2 (0.70%) Assembly Language
14 2 (0.70%) BeanShell
14 2 (0.70%) Embedded C++
14 2 (0.70%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.70%) Ladder Logic
14 2 (0.70%) R
Qualifications
1 127 (44.72%) Degree
2 30 (10.56%) Security Cleared
3 14 (4.93%) Master's Degree
4 10 (3.52%) SC Cleared
5 6 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (2.11%) PhD
6 5 (1.76%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (1.76%) HNC
7 4 (1.41%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.06%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.70%) CISM
9 2 (0.70%) CISSP
10 1 (0.35%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.35%) CCIE
10 1 (0.35%) CCNP
10 1 (0.35%) CCSP
10 1 (0.35%) CISA
10 1 (0.35%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.35%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.23%) PMO
2 10 (3.52%) QA
3 6 (2.11%) Def Stans
3 6 (2.11%) IEC 61508
4 3 (1.06%) GDPR
5 2 (0.70%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.70%) SEPA
6 1 (0.35%) GxP
6 1 (0.35%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 19 (6.69%) Docker
2 8 (2.82%) Firmware
3 5 (1.76%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (3.17%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.76%) SELinux
3 3 (1.06%) Grafana
3 3 (1.06%) Terraform
4 1 (0.35%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 31 (10.92%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.17%) ServiceNow
3 8 (2.82%) BeyondTrust
3 8 (2.82%) CyberArk
4 5 (1.76%) Duck Creek
4 5 (1.76%) Guidewire
4 5 (1.76%) Pega
5 4 (1.41%) EMC
5 4 (1.41%) OpenAI
5 4 (1.41%) Salesforce
5 4 (1.41%) SAP
6 3 (1.06%) Conga
6 3 (1.06%) Facebook
6 3 (1.06%) Google
6 3 (1.06%) Oracle
6 3 (1.06%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 2 (0.70%) NVIDIA
7 2 (0.70%) Siemens
8 1 (0.35%) QNX
8 1 (0.35%) Sage